News Shark deterrent research: WA pledges $2m …going to upset the fine balance of our aquatic ecosystems,” he says. How to avoid shark attacks Christopher Neff, a shark attack researcher at the University of Sydney, says that…
News Leech cocoon fossil is remarkable discovery SCIENTISTS BELIEVE THE discovery of a 200-million-year-old soft bodied organism encased in a leech cocoon could begin a series of new fossil discoveries. The ancient Vorticella-like organism, a microscopic aquatic…
News Genetic diversity gives hope to Tassie devils …two to three years.” Adults of breeding age at Devil Ark are paired according to recommendations provided by the Zoo and Aquarium Association (ZAA). The organisation matches devils from conservation…
News Gender-bending cuttlefish trick rivals …patterns sparingly Culum and his team trawled through several hours of footage of wild cuttlefish around Sydney, taken over six years, and also studied captive groups in an aquarium. They…
Destinations Panama: Kayaking the Kuna Yala …idylls barely big enough to accommodate a dozen palm trees, others are occupied by ramshackle villages that overflow on to jetties built over the aquamarine sea. Our plan was to…
News How 9/11 shed light on stressed whales …but can cause chronic stress. Only weeks before the 9/11 attack, scientists led by Dr Rosalind Rolland of the New England Aquarium in Boston had undertaken a study of North…
News New Guinea frog is world's tiniest vertebrate …associated with the buoyancy of aquatic environments – however, both new species of frogs are terrestrial. “The size limit of vertebrates, or creatures with backbones, is of considerable interest to…
Fundraising Help us save the Tasmanian devil …the population. Partner organisations for these groups include the Zoo Aquarium Association, the University of Tasmania and the Devil Island Project. These programs, and others like them, are crucial in…
Wildlife The silent killer stalking orcas KILLER WHALES ARE the most widely distributed marine mammals on earth. These skilled hunters sit right at the top of the aquatic food chain, and roam every ocean and just…
Destinations Best winter escapes in Australia …winter break than to head to where it’s almost always summer? Winter is when the clear skies and aqua water look their finest. Go snorkelling on one of the world’s…
